Don't inhibit American students' patriotism

I found myself surprised in response to Eugene Volokh's March 3 op-ed about the 1969 Tinker v. Des Moines Supreme Court ruling and students being asked to remove American flag shirts on Cinco de Mayo. Why are American students prohibited from displaying American flags in American schools just because of a Mexican holiday?

According to Volokh, even though the principal of a school asked students wearing T-shirts with the American flag on them to change, the students still "got threats of violence." Obviously, trying to restrict those who were bullied did not work. Instead of asking students who might get bullied to leave, principals need to make the bullies leave. Do not punish those who are feeling patriotic! If we are no longer allowed to prominently display "The Star-Spangled Banner" in schools on other countries' holidays, soon we will have to wave Mexican, Canadian or other nations' flags. After all, it might be discriminatory to only celebrate American holidays. Schools should not force students to put off their patriotism for another country's tradition.

Erin Kisch

Indianapolis

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Don't inhibit American students' patriotism

I found myself surprised in response to Eugene Volokh's March 3 op-ed about the 1969 Tinker v. Des Moines Supreme Court ruling and students being asked to remove American flag shirts on Cinco de Mayo.